Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2016
Multicenter StudyRapid response team and hospital mortality in hospitalized patients.
Although rapid response systems are known to reduce in-hospital cardiac arrest rate, their effect on mortality remains debated. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing an intensivist-led rapid response team (RRT) on mortality in hospitalized patients. ⋯ In the present retrospective study, implementation of an intensivist-led RRT along with educational modules, publicity and bedside simulation-based training was associated with a significant decrease in unexpected and overall mortality of inpatients.
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPre-morbid glycemic control modifies the interaction between acute hypoglycemia and mortality.
To study the impact of pre-morbid glycemic control on the association between acute hypoglycemia in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and subsequent hospital mortality in critically ill patients. ⋯ In critically ill patients, chronic pre-morbid hyperglycemia increases the risk of hypoglycemia and modifies the association between acute hypoglycemia and mortality.